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James Comer

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James Richardson Comer is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 1st congressional district since January 3, 2016. A member of the Republican Party, Comer has focused on issues such as agriculture, economic development, and government accountability during his tenure. He previously served as the Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture from 2012 to 2016, where he worked on various initiatives to support farmers and promote the state's agricultural products.

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Jan 23, 2023

Former Vice President Pence's transparency stands in stark contrast to Biden White House staff who continue to withhold information from Congress and the American people.

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Jan 16, 2023

We want to know what the Biden administration is trying to hide, from the American people, and why they are not being transparent.

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Jan 15, 2023

We want to know the visitor logs to the residence. We want to know who had access to the Biden Center for Diplomacy because this is the same type of investigation that the Democrats were so outraged and launched and demanded happen to…

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Jan 10, 2023

We cannot delay accountability any longer. We need to get to work now. We must expose the abuses committed by the unelected, unaccountable Federal bureaucracy and enact solutions to prevent similar abuses from happening in the future. I…

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Jan 9, 2023

James Comer. He is the new Chairman of the House Oversight Committee. And he's wasting no time, in digging into this issue.

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Jan 7, 2023

I think the only people that see this as a partisan investigation are the media and the hardcore Democrats.

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Jan 7, 2023

I've always said, from my first campaign for Congress to today, that if we want to fundamentally change Congress, the two things that we can do today is pass a term limits bill and pass a balanced budget amendment.

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Jan 7, 2023

I think the American people need to see that there are people in Congress that are serious about the federal debt. This is something that's being passed to our children and grandchildren.

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Jan 7, 2023

I believe that, if that's used, I believe that right now the overwhelming majority -- and when I say overwhelming majority, 218 plus Republicans realize that Kevin McCarthy needs a chance to govern, and we're going to give him a chance.

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Jan 1, 2023

This evidence raises troubling questions about whether President Biden is a national security risk, and about whether he is compromised by foreign governments.

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Dec 13, 2022

Crime's going to be a top priority for the Republicans on this committee in the next Congress.

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Dec 13, 2022

Unfortunately, Democrats are using committee time and resources today to blame Republicans for this horrendous crime.

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Dec 13, 2022

Let me state clearly, as we have consistently said, Republicans condemn violence in all forms.

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Dec 13, 2022

We need to do better and this should be a topic of priority for the next Congress.

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Dec 6, 2022

I would like to discuss an issue today that has been in the news a lot over the last few weeks, and it pertains to the role of the House Oversight and Reform Committee. God willing, January 3, I will take command as chairman of the House…

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Dec 6, 2022

Today, I rise to honor Judge Executive Hollis Alexander of Trigg County, Kentucky, who is retiring at the end of the year. Judge Alexander has been a leader and public servant in Trigg County and Cadiz for over three decades. He has served…

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Dec 6, 2022

Today, I rise to honor Judge Wade White of Lyon County, Kentucky, who is retiring at the end of the year. Judge White's dedication to the community has not gone unnoticed. He was first elected to the position in 2010 and then reelected in…

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Nov 26, 2022

My focus is going to be on investigating the current administration as the next chairman of the House Oversight Committee, and trying to get a handle on the massive amounts of waste, fraud, and abuse in our federal government.

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Nov 26, 2022

I would not take a meeting with that person, no. I wouldn't take a meeting with Kanye West either, but that's – that’s my opinion.

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Nov 26, 2022

I think there's overwhelming bipartisan support to fund better mental health programs, and try to increase communication between law enforcement agencies and social services groups to try to better identify these troubled people before…

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Nov 26, 2022

We believe that there have been hundreds of billions, if not trillions of dollars wasted over the past three years, so that spans two administrations, in the name of Covid.

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Nov 26, 2022

We believe that we need more law enforcement, and we need to respect the law enforcement. We need to have prosecutors that are serious about prosecuting and not letting people off in the name of criminal justice.

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Nov 26, 2022

I'm hopeful at the end of the day that we will come together as a conference and elect Kevin McCarthy.

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Nov 16, 2022

What we found are business plans aimed at targets around the world based on influence peddling, including with people closely tied to foreign governments, like China and Russia.

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Nov 16, 2022

Committee Republicans have spoken with multiple whistleblowers from numerous schemes involving the Biden family, reviewed Hunter Biden's laptop, and received documents of previously unknown transactions.

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